Fernando ponce



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

F. PUNCH.

BATH.

No. 546,937. Patented Sept. 24, 1895.

ATTORNEYS.

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FERNANDO PONOE, OF TULANOINGO, MEXICO.

BATH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,937, dated September 24, 1895. Application filed January 2, 1895. Serial No. 533,599- (No model.) Patented in Mexico August 9, 1394 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERNANDO PONCE, a citizen of the Republic of Mexico, and a resident of Tulancingo, in the State of Hidalgo and Republic of Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baths, (for which I have obtained a patent in Mexico, No. 590, dated August 9, 1894,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to baths and particularly shower-baths; and it consists of the novel parts and combinations hereinafter described and claimed, the objects of the invention being to provide a bath which will permit of applying a shower or jet with a constant pressure for a few seconds or any length of time desired, and in which the pressure under which the water issues can be readily regulated.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l isaperspective view of the invention in operation. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same at the end of the operation. Fig. 8 is a plan of the same. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional elevation showing a modified construction of certain parts.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The improved bath consists, primarily, of a receptacle or tank A, which may be filled directly from the water-pipe of the room, or the tank may be provided on its top with anopening a, into which may be inserted a funnel B. (See Fig. 2.) A gage-glass 0 permits of ascertaining if the tank is sufficiently filled. At the sides of the tank are arranged two pumps D or any other suitable number of pumps, each of which is connected to the tank A by means of a suction-pipe E. The construction of the pumps forms no feature of my invention. In the drawings I have shown oscillating pumps having operating-handles 01. Each of the pumps is also connected to a deliverypipe F, communicating with the upright pipe G, to which are connected the spray H and the nozzle I. In the delivery-pipes are arranged check-valves, whose casings are lettered F. Cocks J and Kare provided to permit of cutting off the supply of water from either the spray or the nozzle, or both of them.

The lower continuation L of the upright pipe G extends under the tank A (see Fig. 4) and practically forms a branch pipe, which is permanently in communication with the delivery-pipes of the pumps. The pipe L passes upward through the center of the tank A into a tube or barrel M, which is located within a tubular standard N, of square or any other suitable form. In the barrel M is adapted to move up and down the piston 0, which consists of a tube closed at its upper end and having a valve P at its lower end, said valve being constructed to automatically close the tube when the piston moves downward. The hollow piston thus forms an airchamber. Near the upper end of the barrel M, I provide a series of apertures m, through which the water may escape from the barrel into the space between the standard N and the barrel, the top of the tank A being provided with apertures a to allow the water falling down in the said space to return into the tank.

The piston O is connected to a piston-rod Q, whose upper end carries a plate R, to which are attached chains S. A box T is suspended by means of the said chains and has guided movement on the standard N. The box may also be further guided by means of the plates U, to which the pumps D are secured. A tubular opening t extends through the box T, to permit of the introduction of the funnel B. The box is so constructed that it may be readily filled with water, stones, or pieces of iron or other heavy material.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: The tank A is filled with water and the cooks J and K are closed. The attendant then works the pump or pumps D, thereby drawing water from the tank and delivering it through the pipes F, G, and L into the central barrel M. In consequence thereof the piston O, the rod Q, and the box T, suspended from the plate R, are lifted until the water reaches the perforations m, when any surplus of water will return into the tank through the openings a, the box remaining stationary in its upper position. The apparatus is then tank.

tion and either of the cocks J and K, or both, are opened, the weight of the box will cause the water to pass out of the barrel M through the pipes L and G into the spray II or the nozzle I,or both. Since the weight of the box T does not vary, the pressure under which the water issues remains the same during the whole operation. This pressure may be readily adjusted by putting a greater or less load in the box T. The duration of the bath may be regulated by raising the box T to a greater or smaller distance from the tank A. As soon as the box T strikes the top of the tank and rests thereon the outflow of water ceases. hen it is desired that the bath should last longer than can be accomplished by fully raising the box T, the pump or pumps are worked by an attendant or attendants after bringing the box into its upper position and opening the cock J or K, and if the pump is worked at such a rate of speed as to deliver less water than would escape it it were not worked the box T will be gradually lowered with less speed than when the pump is not operated. If the pump is worked so as to exactly replace the amount of water flowing out at the spray H or the nozzle I, the box T will remain stationary and the bath can be continued for any length of time until the contents of the tank are exhausted. If the pump is operated at too great a speed, the surplus water will escape through the perforations m and flow back into the tank A.

The modification shown in Fig. 5 consists in constructing the piston O as a hollow tube or plunger extending through a stuffing-box V at the top of the barrel M and carrying the plate R. The piston has an opening 0 at its bottom and lateral perforations 0 at some distance therefrom. The upper end of the piston is closed and forms an air-chamber, as in the construction illustrated by Fig. 4. When the water rises in the barrel M, it enters the piston through the opening 0 and fills the same up to slightly above the perforations 0, the air being compressed in the upper part of the piston. The piston is then raised until the perforations 0' are above the stuffing-box V, when any further water pumped into the barrel M will flow back into the tank in the manner hereinbefore described. In some cases the tank A may be dispensed with, the suction pipe or pipes E being directly connected to a water-supply pipe.

Other modifications may be made without departing/from the nature of my invention.

The space between the barrel M and standard N may be used as a water-reservoir in lieu of the tank A, the latter being omitted.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the water barrel, the piston constructed to move therein,the tubular standard surrounding the barrel and spaced therefrom, the barrel being provided in its upper portion with perforations leading into said space, a weight connected to the piston and having guided movement on the standard, and discharge pipes connected to the water barrel and adapted to receive the water forced out therefrom by the weighted piston, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the water barrel, the weighted piston arranged to move therein, said piston being hollow, closed on top and apertured in its bottom, a downwardly opening valve on the piston to close the aperture thereof, and discharge pipes connected to the water barrel and adapted to receive the water forced out therefrom by the weighted piston, substantially as described.

3. In a' bath, the combination of a water barrel, a hollow piston adapted to move therein, said piston being closed at the top and apertured at the bottom, an outwardly opening valve on the piston to close the aperture thereof, a Weighted box suspended from the piston and surrounding the water barrel, the box engaging the said barrel and having guided movement thereon, and discharge pipes connected to the water barrel and adapted to receive the water forced out therefrom by the weighted piston, substantially as described.

4. In a bath, the combination of a water tank, a pump connected thereto, a water barrel resting on the tank, a pipe connecting the Water barrel with the delivery nozzle of the pump, a weighted piston constructed to move in the water barrel, a tubular standard surrounding the water barrel and spaced therefrom, the top of the tank having perforations to receive the water flowing down between the barrel and the standard when the piston is raised to a predetermined height, and discharge pipes connected to the barrel and adapted to receive the water forced out therefrom by the weighted piston, substantially as described.

FERNANDO PONCE. Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. CRITTENDEN, EDUARDO PoNcE. 

